Assisted by partnerships with the San Francisco Ballet and the Rudolf Nureyev Dance Foundation, this show sparkles with pieces from the dancer's personal collection and intimate, San Francisco photos loaned by Tosca Cafe owner and foundation board member Jeannette Etheredge. Among her mementos is Nureyev's signature beret, which Etheredge originally purchased for her friend from Wilkes Bashford.

"When he was director of the Paris Ballet, Nureyev was partly responsible for some of the most lavish and beautifully produced ballets the world has ever seen," said S.F. Ballet Executive Director Glenn McCoy.

Retired costume designer-turned-collector Martin Kamerworked on numerous Nureyev productions - and fondly reminisced about his friend's intensity and eye for detail. During production of "Raymunda," Nureyev summoned Kamer to design a bell-shaped tutu.

"Exasperated, Nureyev snapped at me, 'I don't want to see any more ass hanging in front of my face,' " Kamer recalled, with a laugh. "The style is actually called the 'English tutu.' But I'll always think of it as 'Rudy's tutu.' "

Parks promoters: Patagonia (along with Po Bronson's lumberjack shirt and Roth Martin's tweed hunting jacket and knickers) was the unofficial dress code for revelers at the Sixth Party for the Parks in Golden Gate Park, where 640 revelers raised $340K last month in support of recreation scholarships and infrastructure improvements for all 220 of our fair city's beloved, yet cash-strapped, fields of free green.

Bluegrass music by the Black Crown String Band and cocktails were served alongside the fly-casting ponds, where guests tested their casting technique. Inside a clear party tent, set with antler chandeliers and live trees from the Golden Gate Park Nursery, guests grooved to DJ Spider as they noshed on a lavish McCalls Associates buffet.

"At the last minute, we added a major tent extension because excitement for this event surpassed our expectations," said Adair. "Everyone loves our parks. But I think some of our success is due to the 'lodge chic' dress code."